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01/15/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Sugar sticker shock in Seattle: New tax on sweetened beverages more than DOUBLES the price on some items

A new tax on sugary drinks that went into effect in Seattle at the beginning of the month has caused the price of some products there to double, and residents are voicing their unhappiness with the new rule. Seattle joined several other American cities in taxing sodas and other beverages sweetened with sugar. The city’s […]

01/23/2017 / By Natural News Editors

Soda tax increases shock consumers… you mean it makes soda cost MORE now?

I don’t like tax increases, but I like having additional evidence that higher tax rates change behavior. So when my leftist friends “win” by imposing tax hikes, I try to make lemonade out of lemons by pointing out “supply-side” effects. (Article by Dan Mitchell’s from fee.org) Such as the big drop in soda purchases after a […]

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